© Licensed to London News Pictures . 16/03/2013 . Manchester , UK . L-R Simon Danczuk , Labour MP for Rochdale and Liam O'Rourke , Labour Councillor for North Heywood , holding a STOP BEDROOM TAX poster . Hundreds of protesters opposed to changes to housing benefit , known as the Bedroom Tax , in Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester City Centre today (16th March) as part of a coordinated campaign of demonstrations in cities across the UK . The government plans to introduce changes to housing benefit from this April which will see some claimants receive a reduced amount if they have excess living space . Photo credit : Joel Goodman/LNP